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I've been using Cursor on a side project

Rebuild the main list in "I've been using Cursor on a side project", then say what each item changes.

Step 1 of 2

Say it like this

“I want to sell something I actually believe in, to buyers who'd see through a pitch in a second. I've been using Cursor on a side project - the Agent refactored a file I'd been avoiding for a week - and the SDR seat is where I can carry that conviction into outbound while I work toward the AE path.”

  • Communicate crisply and warmly: the recruiter is reading you as the human a prospective customer meets first.
  • Have a one-sentence point of view on why AI-native development is happening now, not a slogan.
  • Bring two or three thoughtful questions - team stage, quota structure and what the AE path actually looks like here.
Interview move

Ask a question that proves you understand the motion: “How much of pipeline is engineers who already love Cursor bottom-up versus pure cold outbound and how does that change how an SDR prospects?” It signals you grasp that this is PLG-adjacent outbound, not generic enterprise dialing.